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1 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) uz kāda/kaut kā rēķina2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) pasmejoties par -
2 at the expense of one's health
uz savas veselības rēķina -
3 at the expense of something
uz kaut kā rēķina -
4 to put somebody to the expense of
sagādāt kādam izdevumusEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to put somebody to the expense of
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5 who will bear the expense?
kas segs izdevumus? -
6 expense
[-s]1) (the spending of money etc; cost: I've gone to a lot of expense to educate you well.) izdevumi2) (a cause of spending: What an expense clothes are!) izdevumi* * *izdevumi; rēķins -
7 at the public expense
uz sabiedrības rēķina -
8 expend
[ik'spend](to use or spend (supplies etc).) iztērēt; izdot- expense
- expenses
- expensive
- at the expense of* * *izdot, iztērēt -
9 in style
(in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense: The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.) grezni; lepni; plaši -
10 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) neraugoties uz2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) izņemot* * *neraugoties uz -
11 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) iztikt bez2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) atļauties; atlicināt3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) []žēlot; apžēlot4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) []žēlot; pasargāt (no raizēm u.tml.)5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) taupīt6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) aiztaupīt (pūles u.tml.)2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) rezerves-; lieks; papildu-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) brīvs (laiks)3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) rezerves daļas2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) rezerves ritenis•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare* * *rezerves daļa; rezerves riepa; rezerves spēlētājs; taupīt; atlicināt; aiztaupīt, pasargāt; atturēties; rezerves, lieks; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; kalsns, vājš -
12 go to town
(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) darīt aizrautīgi; neko nežēlot
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